“地道英语”：Make a rod for your own back 自讨苦吃
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This BBC podcast is supported by ads outside the UK.BBC Learning English 大家好,欢迎收听 BBC 英语教学的地道英语节目。在每期节目中,我们都会介绍一个英语母语人士或讲英语流利的人会用到的习惯用语或者短语。I'm Fei Fei, and I'm here with Phil.You look a bit stressed, Phil.I am a bit stressed.

我一直在努力做更多的工作现在我还有那么多工作我不知道我会做到什么时候你也许不应该努力做那么多工作

It looks like you made a rod for your own back.And now you've given me an expression to look at in this programme – make a rod for your own back. We use it to say that you do something that will cause you problems in future, like volunteering for too much work.In this expression, the rod is the thing that will cause you problems.It's you that will feel the negative consequences of your decisions.If someone invites too many people to a party at their house…

They might be making a rod for their own back.They'll need to buy or make food for lots of people.Let's hear some more examples of people usingmake a rod for your own back.I offered to make a cup of tea at work the other day,and now I've really made a rod for my own back.I have to make the morning tea every day.

你正在收听的是 BBC 英语教学的第一道英语节目以上我们一起学习了表达 make a rod for your own back 的用法

在这个表达中,单词 rod 的意思是棍子、棍棒。而 make a rod for your own bike 通过描述自己做了一根用来从背后驱赶自己的棍子来比喻自讨苦吃。

and that we're actually making a rod for our own backs. Luckily, there's no way that listening to our programmes could be making a rod for your own back. So, make sure that you come back next time for more expressions.See you then.Bye.

2017 年,莫莉安德,是一名在倫敦的大学教授加入了一家专业的教学学校,它将会有严重的改变。我感觉到这个地方非常安全和欢迎。我感觉到这个地方非常美。但很快,那种冷静的欢迎气氛,导致了一个更深刻的事情,一个旅行,导致了与国际境界的执行、执行和执行的证据。

我没有我的護照我沒有我的手機我沒有我的銀行卡我沒有任何東西護照被拿走在家裡不覺得他們可以離開

你真的被吸引得很快

我希望大家相信

我只能说的是我希望真正的真相和正义

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